Cigarette consumption by age

Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

In 2015, average daily cigarette consumption varied significantly between age groups.¹⁸ Consumption was lowest among the youngest smokers, at fewer than 12 cigarettes per day (CPD) for smokers aged 15-19 and 20-24, and appeared to increase with age to around 15 CPD for smokers aged 45 and older (Figure 1.9).

The same general pattern of increasing consumption with age (and often a slight drop after 55) held for most years between 1999 and 2015, although with some variation (Figure 1.10). Between 1999 and 2015, average daily cigarette consumption appears to have decreased overall in all age groups.

Figure 1.9 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Average daily cigarette consumption* by age group, 2015
	15-19	20-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55+
2015	11.6 [9.1-14.1]	11.8 [10.3-13.4]	12.1 [9.8-14.5]	13.9 [11.9-16.0]	15.2 [13.7-16.8]	14.5 [13.0-16.1]

*Among daily smokers
Data source: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015. See data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 1.10 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Average daily cigarette consumption* by age group, 1999-2015
	15-19	20-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55+
1999	13.1	15.0	15.8	19.0	19.6	17.9
2000	12.7	13.9	16.2	17.6	18.5	18.4
2001	12.9 [11.9-13.8]	13.9 [13.1-14.8]	14.4 [13.2-15.6]	17.9 [16.6-19.2]	17.1 [16.0-18.3]	17.7 [15.6-19.7]
2002	12.9 [12.2-13.7]	14.0 [13.0-15.0]	14.2 [13.2-15.2]	18.1 [17.2-19.1]	18.4 [17.3-19.6]	17.6 [15.6-19.5]
2003	12.3 [11.5-13.1]	12.7 [11.9-13.6]	15.0 [13.8-16.2]	15.5 [14.5-16.5]	17.8 [16.4-19.2]	18.4 [16.7-20.0]
2004	11.6 [10.4-12.8]	12.8 [11.8-13.8]	13.6 [12.3-14.9]	16.0 [14.5-17.5]	17.8 [16.5-19.1]	15.9 [14.3-17.5]
2005	11.0 [10.0-12.0]	13.3 [12.4-14.2]	14.4 [13.1-15.7]	16.2 [14.8-17.6]	19.0 [16.9-21.1]	15.7 [14.3-17.1]
2006	12.3 [11.3-13.3]	12.9 [12.1-13.7]	13.8 [12.3-15.4]	16.0 [14.8-17.3]	17.9 [16.7-19.0]	15.8 [14.4-17.3]
2007	11.7 [10.7-12.8]	13.0 [12.1-14.0]	13.2 [12.1-14.3]	16.1 [14.8-17.5]	17.2 [16.0-18.3]	16.6 [15.1-18.2]
2008	12.2 [11.2-13.3]	12.2 [11.3-13.2]	13.2 [11.6-14.8]	15.7 [14.1-17.2]	15.7 [14.3-17.0]	16.7 [15.3-18.1]
2009	11.4 [10.3-12.6]	12.9 [11.9-13.8]	12.5 [11.3-13.7]	13.4 [12.2-14.7]	16.9 [15.8-17.9]	15.8 [14.5-17.1]
2010	11.6 [10.6-12.6]	12.7 [11.7-13.8]	14.3 [12.8-15.9]	14.9 [13.4-16.5]	16.6 [15.0-18.2]	15.9 [14.6-17.2]
2011	11.7 [1.03-13.22]	11.9 [10.9-12.9]	11.8 [10.5-13.2]	14.8 [13.3-16.3]	16.6 [15.2-18.0]	15.2 [13.9-16.5]
2012	11.1 [9.1-13.2]	12.7 [11.5-13.9]	13.3 [11.5-15.0]	15.3 [13.0-17.6]	15.9 [14.2-17.6]	16.6 [15.1-18.0]
2013	9.21 [7.6-10.9]	11.8 [10.3-13.2]	12.8 [11.2-14.4]	14.3 [12.4-16.1]	14.6 [12.9-16.4]	15.2 [14.0-16.4]
2015	11.6 [9.1-14.1]	11.8 [10.3-13.4]	12.1 [9.8-14.5]	13.9 [11.9-16.0]	15.2 [13.7-16.8]	14.5 [13.0-16.1]